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  sly afraid that i would never have
  another ce to be with him like this agaihe walls between
  us gone for once. his words hi an end, and i re the
  idea. i 't waste oe i had with him.
  ”tell me more,” i asked desperately, n what he said, just so i
  could hear his voi.
  he looked at me quickly, startled by the my to more do
  you want to know?”
  ”tell me why you hunt animals instead of people,” i suggested, my voice
  still tih desperation. i realized my eyes were wet, and i fought
  agaihat was trying to overpower me.
  ”i don't waer.” his voice was very low.
  ”but a enough?”
  he paused. ”i 't be sure, of course, but i'd pare it to living on
  tofu and soy milk; we call ourselves vegetarians, our little inside joke.
  it doesn't pletely satiate the hunger — or rather thirst. but it keens
  us stroo resist. most of the time.” his tourned ominous.
  ”sometimes it's more diffi others.”
  ”is it very difficult for you now?” i asked.
  he sighed. ”yes.”
  ”but you're not hungry now,” i said tly — stating, not asking.
  ”why do you think that?”
  ”your eyes. i told you i had a theory. i've people — men in
  particular — are crabbier when they're hungry.”
  he chuckled. ”you are observa you?”
  i didn't a listehe sound of his laugh, itting it
  to memory.
  ”were you hunting this weeke?” i asked when it was quiet
  again.
  ”yes.” he paused for a sed, as if deg whether or not to say
  something. ”i didn't wa it was 's a bit
  easier to be around you when i'm not thirsty.”
  ”why didn't you want to leave?”
  ”it makes me… anxious… to be away from you.” his eyes were ge
  ihey seemed to be makiurn soft. ”i wasn't
  joking wheo try not to fall i run over
  last thursday. i was distracted all weekend, w about you. and
  after e, i'm surprised that you did make it through a
  whole weekend unscathed.” he shook his head, ao remember
  somethiotally unscathed.”
  ”what?”
  ”your hands,” he reminded me. i looked doalms, at the
  almost-healed scrapes across the heels of my hands. his eyes missed
  nothing.
  ”i fell,” i sighed.
  ”that's what i thought.” his lips curved up at the ers. ”i suppose,
  being you, it could have been much ossibility tormented
  me the eime i as a very long three days. i really
  got o's nerves.” he smiled ruefully at me.
  ”three days? didn't you just get back today?”
  ” baday.”
  ”the any of you in school?” i was frustrated, almost angry
  as i thought of how muent i had suffered because of his
  absence.
  ”well, you asked if the su doesn't. but i 't go out
  i — at least, not where anyone see.”
  ”why?”
  ”i'll show you sometime,” he promised.
  i thought about it for a moment.
  ”you might have called me,” i decided.
  he uzzled. ”but i knew you were safe.”
  ”but i didn't know where you were. i —” i hesitated, dropping my eyes.
  ”what?” his velvety voipelling.
  ”i didn't like it. not seeing you. it makes me anxious, too.” i blushed
  to be saying this out loud.
  he was quiet. i glanced up, apprehensive, and saression was
  pained.
  ”ah,” he groahis is wrong.”
  i 't uand his respo did i say?”
  ”don't you see, bella? it's ohio make myself miserable,
  but a wh for you to be so iurned his
  ahe